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#2af5ed

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: cyan

RGB
42, 245, 237
HSL
178°, 91%, 56%
CMYK
83, 0, 3, 4
Luminance
0.7191

Every format

HEX#2af5ed
RGBrgb(42, 245, 237)
HSLhsl(178, 91%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 3%, 4%)
LABlab(87.9 -47.3 -9.5)
LCHlch(87.9 48.3 191.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.878 0.146 190.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2af5ed;
background-color: #2af5ed;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2af5ed] bg-[#2af5ed]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2af5ed;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.961, blue: 0.929)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2af5ed")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2af5ed on white: 1.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2af5ed on black: 15.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green96.1%
Blue92.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow3.3%
Key (black)3.9%

Color previews

#2af5ed text on a black background

contrast 15.38:1

Card sample

#2af5ed text on a white background

contrast 1.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2af5ed;
Background color
Panel with #2af5ed background
background-color: #2af5ed;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2af5ed;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 245, 237, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 245, 237, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2af5ed;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2af5ed, #2A76F5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2af5ed

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2af5ed in the Color Lab